1926.909 Firing the Blast

29 CFR 1926.909 · Read the standard on eCFR · Citations issued July 28, 1972 to May 16, 2024 · Data through October 21, 2026

Title checked against CFR editions from 1997 on.

Citations

432

citation items issued

Inspections

319

each counted once

Initial penalties

$154,868

as first assessed

Current penalties

$59,879

38.7% of initial

Penalties and violation types

$0median current penalty per citation

$0median initial penalty per citation

49.2%of citations with an initial penalty were later reduced

16.9%of citations were contested

OSHA violation type	Citations	Share	Median current	Contested	Initial total	Current total
Other (O)	219	50.7%	$0	7.8%	$18,249	$8,569
Serious (S)	208	48.1%	$0	26.4%	$130,319	$46,210
Repeat (R)	4	0.9%	$350	25.0%	$2,300	$1,900
Unclassified (U)	1	0.2%	$3,200	0.0%	$4,000	$3,200

CitationsPenaltiesContested

Same order as the full table. Bars compare the rows shown. Tap a type for all figures.

Other (O)21950.7% share$8,569current total7.8%contested

Citations: 219
Share: 50.7%
Current total: $8,569
Initial total: $18,249
Median current: $0
Contested: 7.8%

Serious (S)20848.1% share$46,210current total26.4%contested

Citations: 208
Share: 48.1%
Current total: $46,210
Initial total: $130,319
Median current: $0
Contested: 26.4%

Repeat (R)40.9% share$1,900current total25.0%contested

Citations: 4
Share: 0.9%
Current total: $1,900
Initial total: $2,300
Median current: $350
Contested: 25.0%

Unclassified (U)10.2% share$3,200current total0.0%contested

Citations: 1
Share: 0.2%
Current total: $3,200
Initial total: $4,000
Median current: $3,200
Contested: 0.0%

Citations by year issued

Counts use the recorded citation issue year. "Of all citations" is the share of every citation issued that year.

Issued	Citations	Of all citations	Inspections	Median current	Current total
2024	2	0.00%	2	$0	$0
2020	2	0.00%	2	$2,000	$4,000
2010	1	0.00%	1	$450	$450
2008	5	0.00%	5	$375	$1,650
2006	6	0.00%	4	$0	$3,400
2005	3	0.00%	2	$0	$0
2003	3	0.00%	2	$0	$7,000
2002	5	0.00%	4	$0	$400
2001	1	0.00%	1	$0	$0
2000	2	0.00%	2	$1,698	$3,395

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

Newest first, as in the full table. Bars compare the rows shown. Tap a year for all figures.

202420.00% of all citations2inspections$0current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $0
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2024

202020.00% of all citations2inspections$4,000current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $4,000
Median current: $2,000

All records issued in 2020

201010.00% of all citations1inspections$450current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $450
Median current: $450

All records issued in 2010

200850.00% of all citations5inspections$1,650current total

Citations: 5
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 5
Current total: $1,650
Median current: $375

All records issued in 2008

200660.00% of all citations4inspections$3,400current total

Citations: 6
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 4
Current total: $3,400
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2006

200530.00% of all citations2inspections$0current total

Citations: 3
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $0
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2005

200330.00% of all citations2inspections$7,000current total

Citations: 3
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $7,000
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2003

200250.00% of all citations4inspections$400current total

Citations: 5
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 4
Current total: $400
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2002

200110.00% of all citations1inspections$0current total

Citations: 1
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $0
Median current: $0

All records issued in 2001

200020.00% of all citations2inspections$3,395current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 2
Current total: $3,395
Median current: $1,698

All records issued in 2000

Show earlier years

Issued	Citations	Of all citations	Inspections	Median current	Current total
1999	5	0.00%	5	$0	$1,700
1998	17	0.01%	12	$0	$2,900
1997	6	0.00%	6	$0	$425
1996	5	0.00%	3	$200	$4,650
1995	8	0.00%	5	$0	$600
1994	19	0.01%	12	$250	$3,970
1993	9	0.00%	6	$200	$3,500
1992	11	0.00%	6	$500	$7,339
1991	7	0.00%	6	$0	$1,200
1990	13	0.00%	8	$0	$1,835
1989	19	0.01%	16	$0	$1,250
1988	17	0.01%	12	$0	$420
1987	22	0.01%	18	$0	$1,295
1986	27	0.01%	21	$0	$180
1985	18	0.01%	14	$0	$580
1984	16	0.01%	11	$0	$0
1983	35	0.01%	23	$0	$630
1982	18	0.01%	13	$0	$1,005
1981	19	0.01%	12	$0	$200
1980	27	0.02%	21	$0	$1,975
1979	4	0.00%	3	$133	$765
1978	9	0.01%	8	$0	$120
1977	17	0.01%	13	$0	$400
1976	13	0.00%	10	$0	$885
1975	14	0.00%	12	$0	$720
1974	12	0.00%	8	$30	$630
1973	13	0.01%	9	$0	$280
1972	2	0.00%	1	$65	$130

CitationsInspectionsPenalties

Newest first, as in the full table. Bars compare the rows shown. Tap a year for all figures.

199950.00% of all citations5inspections$1,700current total

Citations: 5
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 5
Current total: $1,700
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1999

1998170.01% of all citations12inspections$2,900current total

Citations: 17
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 12
Current total: $2,900
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1998

199760.00% of all citations6inspections$425current total

Citations: 6
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 6
Current total: $425
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1997

199650.00% of all citations3inspections$4,650current total

Citations: 5
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 3
Current total: $4,650
Median current: $200

All records issued in 1996

199580.00% of all citations5inspections$600current total

Citations: 8
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 5
Current total: $600
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1995

1994190.01% of all citations12inspections$3,970current total

Citations: 19
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 12
Current total: $3,970
Median current: $250

All records issued in 1994

199390.00% of all citations6inspections$3,500current total

Citations: 9
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 6
Current total: $3,500
Median current: $200

All records issued in 1993

1992110.00% of all citations6inspections$7,339current total

Citations: 11
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 6
Current total: $7,339
Median current: $500

All records issued in 1992

199170.00% of all citations6inspections$1,200current total

Citations: 7
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 6
Current total: $1,200
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1991

1990130.00% of all citations8inspections$1,835current total

Citations: 13
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 8
Current total: $1,835
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1990

1989190.01% of all citations16inspections$1,250current total

Citations: 19
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 16
Current total: $1,250
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1989

1988170.01% of all citations12inspections$420current total

Citations: 17
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 12
Current total: $420
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1988

1987220.01% of all citations18inspections$1,295current total

Citations: 22
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 18
Current total: $1,295
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1987

1986270.01% of all citations21inspections$180current total

Citations: 27
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 21
Current total: $180
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1986

1985180.01% of all citations14inspections$580current total

Citations: 18
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 14
Current total: $580
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1985

1984160.01% of all citations11inspections$0current total

Citations: 16
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 11
Current total: $0
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1984

1983350.01% of all citations23inspections$630current total

Citations: 35
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 23
Current total: $630
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1983

1982180.01% of all citations13inspections$1,005current total

Citations: 18
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 13
Current total: $1,005
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1982

1981190.01% of all citations12inspections$200current total

Citations: 19
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 12
Current total: $200
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1981

1980270.02% of all citations21inspections$1,975current total

Citations: 27
Of all citations: 0.02%
Inspections: 21
Current total: $1,975
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1980

197940.00% of all citations3inspections$765current total

Citations: 4
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 3
Current total: $765
Median current: $133

All records issued in 1979

197890.01% of all citations8inspections$120current total

Citations: 9
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 8
Current total: $120
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1978

1977170.01% of all citations13inspections$400current total

Citations: 17
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 13
Current total: $400
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1977

1976130.00% of all citations10inspections$885current total

Citations: 13
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 10
Current total: $885
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1976

1975140.00% of all citations12inspections$720current total

Citations: 14
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 12
Current total: $720
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1975

1974120.00% of all citations8inspections$630current total

Citations: 12
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 8
Current total: $630
Median current: $30

All records issued in 1974

1973130.01% of all citations9inspections$280current total

Citations: 13
Of all citations: 0.01%
Inspections: 9
Current total: $280
Median current: $0

All records issued in 1973

197220.00% of all citations1inspections$130current total

Citations: 2
Of all citations: 0.00%
Inspections: 1
Current total: $130
Median current: $65

All records issued in 1972

How the inspections started

DOL inspection type of each inspection citing 1926.909, each inspection counted once.

Planned (H)17855.8%

Complaint (B)5717.9%

Referral (C)4213.2%

Unprogrammed Related (G)237.2%

Accident (A)113.4%

Programmed Related (I)82.5%

Cited alongside 1926.909

Standards cited in the same inspections, as a share of the 319 inspections citing 1926.909.

1926.900 General Provisions (Blasting and Explosives)20163.0%

1926.905 Loading of Explosives or Blasting Agents14043.9%

1926.902 Surface Transportation of Explosives13742.9%

1926.6023811.9%

1926.652 Excavations - Protection of Employees3611.3%

1926.1523410.7%

1926.904 Storage of Explosives and Blasting Agents3310.3%

1926.651 Excavations - Specific Excavation Requirements319.7%

1926.906 Initiation of explosive charges—electric blasting299.1%

1926.100278.5%

Employers inspected

Employees at the establishment

1-1020062.7%

11-498225.7%

50-249309.4%

250-99972.2%

Inspections, each counted once. Shares are of inspections with a usable employee count.

Owner

Private (A)18257.1%

Not recorded13542.3%

Local government (B)10.3%

State government (C)10.3%

DOL owner type of each inspection, each counted once.

By industry

5.1% of these citations (22 of 432) come from inspections with an industry code. Coverage varies by decade of issue (see the table), so this view mostly reflects the decades with coded records. NAICS as recorded by DOL on the inspection record.

Industry (NAICS as recorded by DOL, 3 digits)	Citations	Of coded citations
238 Specialty Trade Contractors	16	72.7%
237 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	5	22.7%
236 Construction of Buildings	1	4.5%

238Specialty Trade Contractors1672.7% of coded citations

237Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction522.7% of coded citations

236Construction of Buildings14.5% of coded citations

Issued in	Citations	With NAICS	Coverage
1970s	84	0	0.0%
1980s	218	0	0.0%
1990s	100	0	0.0%
2000s	25	17	68.0%
2010s	1	1	100.0%
2020s	4	4	100.0%

Bar: NAICS coverage, on a 0 to 100% scale.

1970s840 with NAICS (0.0%)

1980s2180 with NAICS (0.0%)

1990s1000 with NAICS (0.0%)

2000s2517 with NAICS (68.0%)

2010s11 with NAICS (100.0%)

2020s44 with NAICS (100.0%)

Most cited paragraphs

OSHA citation code, as recorded	Citations	Current penalties
19260909 A	247	$28,592
19260909 B	158	$24,985
19260909 C	17	$2,020
19260909 E	8	$4,232
19260909	1	$0
19260909 A02 II	1	$50

19260909 A247$28,592 current penalties

19260909 B158$24,985 current penalties

19260909 C17$2,020 current penalties

19260909 E8$4,232 current penalties

192609091$0 current penalties

19260909 A02 II1$50 current penalties

Codes are shown exactly as OSHA records them. Counts reflect citation records, not the frequency of incidents or hazards.

About this data

Citations are citation items in DOL's OSHA enforcement data, federal and State Plan, deleted items excluded. Inspections are counted once each.
Initial penalties are the amounts first assessed (DOL "Initial Penalty"); current penalties include later changes such as settlements (DOL "Current Penalty"). Amounts are as recorded, not adjusted for inflation.
Median penalty per citation: the middle value of the amounts recorded on these citations, counting $0 amounts and leaving out citations with no amount recorded, shown in whole dollars. A median is computed for one group only and is never combined with another.
Later reduced: the share of citations with an initial penalty above $0 whose current penalty is lower than the initial penalty.
Contested: the share of citations with a DOL "Contested Date" recorded.
Violation, inspection and owner types use DOL's own labels. A value outside DOL's list is shown as recorded, marked "not in DOL's list". Paragraph codes are shown exactly as OSHA records them.
Industry is the NAICS code on the inspection record, as recorded by DOL. Employee counts are DOL "Number of Employees" on the inspection; counts of 99,999 or more are not published as a headcount, a rule of this site.
Having OSHA inspection records is common for businesses in regulated industries.

Regulatory Reference

29 CFR 1926.909: Firing the Blast

Read the full regulatory text on eCFR.gov

Official Resources

Full Standard Text

29 CFR 1926.909 on OSHA.gov

osha.gov

Electronic Code of Federal Regulations

Part 1926 full regulatory text

ecfr.gov

Data Source and Methodology

DOL source data

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